Archive for the ‘Trip/Tour Reports’ Category
Costa Rica Recap!
By Em Shanblatt
Returning from Costa Rica after nearly two months of work and play, I found myself wanting to relive all the joy I experienced in the tropics. I wanted to eat mangoes everyday, kayak in a shorty, and put Lizano sauce on everything I ate. Sadly, these things proved to be unique my time [...]
Filed under Emily's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Mar 1st, 2012
Ladies on the Lower G 2011 /// Recap
by Mary Frances Hansford
Photos by Scott Martin Images
Friday September 16th, 12 women ranging from age 15 to 55, from CO to PA, to West VA, descended the Lower Gauley together to raise money for American Whitewater. The morning was chilly and wet, the perfect setting for a day on the river. We were greeted at [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Sep 27th, 2011
Main Salmon River, Idaho: Trip Highlights
by Mary Frances Hansford
We had an incredible six day, five night journey down the Main Salmon River just last month. Eight vibrant women joined us for the trip, bouncing down the water in kayaks, duckies, rafts and an open boat. This trip is like no other with its full days of whitewater, camping under the [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Sep 6th, 2011
East Coast Summer Tour Stats!
Whelp here I am in back in the Texas heat, throwing back a cold one and thinking of all the cool stuff Anna and I have done over the past month and there is a lot of it. Since we have last posted we have kayaked 5 more rivers, toured the capital of Canada on [...]
Filed under Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 27th, 2011
Canoe & Kayak Magazine features Girls at Play Mexico!
The latest issue of Canoe & Kayak Magazine features an awesome article by Kate Stepan, who experienced the Intermediate Mexico kayaking trip first-hand. Stepan entered the trip with preconceived notions about women only instruction, and left with more confidence and inspired by Anna and the other women on her trip. Kate, a Class V boater, [...]
Filed under Inspiring Articles, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 26th, 2011
GAP Summer Tour with Idaho River Sports
The Saturday beginner kayaking clinic in Boise with Idaho River Sports was a blast. Three women, all at about the same skill level showed up for the clinic. We started out on the pond just behind the store, practicing sweeps, stern draw, and forward strokes. We all paddled around on our edges and cooled off [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 25th, 2011
Summer Tour West – Hood River with Kayak Shed and Heather Herbeck
I have had an amazing time traveling through the Western States this summer. Just a couple of weeks ago I spent a week in Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington.
I landed in Hood River about 5 days early because I wanted to explore the world class whitewater that lies within a few miles in [...]
Filed under Latest News, Mary Frances' Blog, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Jul 25th, 2011